I miss you in the morning when you trundle down the hall

dog skipping cheerily beside you

I miss breakfast with you, counting the birds, chatting

crossword puzzles rejected

I miss the shining morning faces, loving faces

caring for and loving you

I miss the orderliness of your day, the structure

each day with its own rhythm

I miss the visitors, kind faces, offering love

giving joy, food, laughter, gossip

I miss the buzzzing of the bees, the song of the birds,

nagging seagulls, mooing cows, church bells

I miss being beaten at cards and Upwords with hand drawn letters

I miss lazy afternoons fixing world problems

I miss four o clock visits and struggling with jigsaw puzzles

I miss nights of Midsomer Murders

Most of all I miss you